Alison Hammond has become a national sweetheart over the years thanks to her booming laugh and friendly demeanour.
The This Morning host became a household name in 2002 after her appearance on Big Brother saw her gain huge popularity with TV fans around the country.
She has shot to fame after hosting Fridays on This Morning alongside Dermot O’Leary since January 2021, with fans loving her chatty personality and hilarious interviews.
But despite her skyrocketing fame, Alison has managed to keep her family life relatively quiet over the years, only occasionally sharing snippets of her personal life during her work commitments.
Cab driver romance
Alison previously dated cab driver Noureddine Boufaied – the father of her 16-year-old-son.
The pair dated and were eventually engaged but subsequently grew apart so never made it down the aisle.
Alison has always remained relatively private about their relationship but did share a rarely seen picture of him when she made a trending TikTok.
The video theme saw users show a photo of their child, or themselves, themselves followed by their parents, or themselves and their partner.
Alison posted the clip – which also featured a snap of her beaming alongside son Aiden at the Pride Of Britain Awards – to her TikTok account.
She wrote: “Aidan is certainly here ! I have no idea where that confidence comes from”.
Friendship with ex
Alison previously admitted further details of her relationship with Nourddine and how they had remained friends.
She explained: “Over time we realised we weren’t compatible. He wanted to be in Manchester and I wanted to be in Birmingham.
“Eventually we split up. Nourddine became an every-other-weekend dad, and in time, we saw him as and when he wanted to see Aidan.”
She confirmed that whilst he was now married to a Tunisian woman with who he has three children, they have travelled the world together with their son.
Dating
Alison has previously opened up about her dating woes after a string of relationships that didn’t quite make the cut.
She got engaged to security guard Jamie Savage in 2014 after they met online. However, the romance wasn’t meant to be and she and the single dad split in 2017.
Alison then met audio technician Ben Kusi when she appeared on Celebs Go Dating in 2020 but their potential romance failed to blossom.
But Alison would still like to find love again one day. She previously told Woman’s Own: “I would love to get married. I’d love to walk down the aisle in a big, white dress and have the fairy-tale wedding.
“I love being in love; I am a different person when I am. My heart sings – it’s amazing.”
Bond with son
One thing Alison prides herself on is her relationship with her teenage son. She has maintained privacy for Aiden while he has been growing up, but has allowed him more into the spotlight now he has reached 16.
The star has featured him on her TikTok page on numerous occasions and stepped out onto the red carpet with him at last year’s Pride Of Britain Awards.
She previously told the Mirror back in 2018 how hard it could be juggling her TV career with raising Aiden.
She said: “I’m concentrating on This Morning and being a parent. Trying to find that balance is hard, sometimes I don’t get it completely right. I have got a 12-year-old son and I do want to be there for him. It’s just trying to get that balance.”
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